K1 Speedway

The day after Christmas all of JB's cousins went to the racetracks and had a blast racing. I will admit I was a little nervous at first, but once I got the hang of it I had a lot of fun. JB's family is so competitive so this was right up their alley.

It was Carter's birthday too, so happy birthday to him.

The Girls.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! CJ woke up before everyone, so we told him to hang out upstairs a little longer until Miss B woke up. Well, M was very quiet and escaped from her room without us knowing. Next thing we hear from CJ is, "All the presents are opened!" When we went out into the living room we found a sea of wrapping paper and Miss Mischievous B was right in the middle of it. She opened 95% of the gifts. CJ probably got to open 3 gifts, maybe. But he was not mad, he was just very excited that Santa came. I was a little upset, but JB kept me from becoming angry because he said "it's Christmas, and it's not about the gifts." I just felt bad for the little elves that stayed up wrapping presents until 1:30 AM so that Mommy and Daddy could see the expression and surprise on the kiddies faces as they opened their gifts!

The culprit who opened fifty presents in 20 seconds!

Baby girl's first Christmas, she did not know what was going on.
She loved her bananas though!
Her first stocking.
The traditional B family picture.
The most favorite present all day. A HUGE remote control race car.
Cousins.
Over all it was a joyous celebration.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was spent at Grandma and Grandpa's house in San Clemente. It was a beautiful day, so we played outside and enjoyed the gorgeous sunset.

CJ was too busy skateboarding with his cousins to stop and take a family picture, so here we are with our little girls.
It would not be a family party without a little skateboarding in the street. I love this picture of Uncle Dave! He has such awesome style.
Uncle Steve flying off the launch ramp. He makes it look so easy.
The boys watching the Nativity story.
With my brother Aaron.
Miss B Loves Tink! She was on cloud 9. Thanks Auntie Mar and Uncle Aaron.
CJ loved the pirate ship.

This was little Sunshine's first Christmas. She was all ready in her Christmas pajamas. She liked the wrapping paper more than the presents!
Steve and Jessie.
The fam.
Santa Came! It was really late, about 1:00 in the morning and he worked really hard with his little helpers wrapping all of the presents!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

We went up to Los Angeles to see "The Grinch." We went with all of JB's family. It was really cute. This was CJ's first play, and I think he really enjoyed it.

The set was very colorful and bright. It looked just like the Dr. Seuss book.

After the play we all went out to dinner at Philipe's a yummy sandwich place in L.A.

Christmas with GG and Papa Joe

Because we were going to be in Fountain Valley on Christmas day, we decided to go have Christmas early with Great Grandma and Grandpa Hennings down in Oceanside. The kids loved playing with the beautiful train set, and GG and Papa Joe's little puppy Ritzy was fun to pet too.

Up until this day M has been terrified of dogs (and kittens and turtles). Petting Ritzy really made her fears disappear.
CJ had a blast setting up the train track with Grandpa.
Their house was decorated beautifully .

Papa and Miss B.

The kids play so hard all day long at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I went into the living room this night and found Miss B fast asleep on Papa. I think having the monkeys at his house wipes him out equally if not more.

Beach Day in December

This day in December was like summer. It was about 75 degrees on the sand. It was a nice break from the cold.

Getting buried.
All she wanted to do was eat the sand. This was the first time she had been to the beach in a few months. Every time I turned around she was shoveling the sand into her mouth.

Happy Birthday!

Miss B had a very busy 3rd birthday. We went to CJ's holiday party in the morning, then we were off to Disneyland. We met our friends there. M loved going on all the rides. After Disneyland we went to Newport Beach and ate clam chowder from the Crab Cooker and we watched the boat parade. It was a beautiful night.

Bundled up at the boat parade.